Recent advancements in the use of novel piezoelectric materials for piezocatalytic and piezo-photocatalytic applications

H Zheng, Y Wang, J Liu, K Yan, K Zhu - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Piezocatalysis has gradually attracted the interest of researchers owing to their excellent
ability to improve the separation and migration of photoelectrons and holes. The alternating …

[HTML][HTML] Fundamentals, advances and perspectives of piezocatalysis: A marriage of solid-state physics and catalytic chemistry

N Meng, W Liu, R Jiang, Y Zhang, S Dunn, J Wu… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Piezocatalysis, an evolving catalytic technology built on the piezoelectric properties of
catalysts, breaks down the barrier between mechanical energy and chemical energy. The …

Piezo-photocatalysts in the field of energy and environment: Designs, applications, and prospects

L **g, Y Xu, M **e, Z Li, C Wu, H Zhao, J Wang… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Photocatalysis as an advanced oxidation process has been widely used in the fields of
energy and environmental restoration. However, the reaction efficiency of photocatalysis is …

Design strategies and effect comparisons toward efficient piezocatalytic system

C Wang, C Hu, F Chen, T Ma, Y Zhang, H Huang - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficient conversion of mechanical energy via piezocatalysis behaves great potential on
relieving energy crisis and environmental deterioration, and functioning for sterilization …

[PDF][PDF] Advances in piezoelectric polarization enhanced photocatalytic energy conversion

C Hu, H Huang - Acta Phys-Chim Sin, 2023 - whxb.pku.edu.cn
Semiconductor-based photocatalysis is an efficient technology that reduces energy
consumption and environmental pollution; however, it is impeded by Coulombic attraction …

[HTML][HTML] Efficient and stable piezo-photocatalytic splitting of water and seawater by interfacial engineering of Na0. 5Bi0. 5TiO3/Na0. 5Bi4. 5Ti4O15 self-generated …

Y Jiang, S Zhou, SS Mofarah, R Niu, Y Sun, A Rawal… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Seawater splitting by piezocatalysis and piezo-photocatalysis recently has been developed
as a strategy for efficient energy conversion from mechanical energy and/or renewable solar …

Mechanically driven water splitting over piezoelectric nanomaterials

S Li, X Zhang, F Yang, J Zhang, W Shi, F Rosei - Chem Catalysis, 2024 - cell.com
Water splitting using renewable energy is widely recognized as a green and sustainable
strategy toward deploying a future hydrogen economy. In this context, piezocatalysis, in …

Eco-friendly sacrificial agents-free photocatalytic synthesis of hydrogen peroxide: Recent innovations and future prospects

MA Qaiser, S Khan, WA Qureshi, SNZ Haider… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Onsite generation of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) through photocatalysis without the
necessity of sacrificial agents presents a sustainable and eco-friendly option compared to …

Enhanced piezotronics by single-crystalline ferroelectrics for uniformly strengthening the piezo-photocatalysis of electrospun BaTiO 3@ TiO 2 nanofibers

B Fu, J Li, H Jiang, X He, Y Ma, J Wang, C Shi, C Hu - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Turning the built-in electric field by modulating the morphology and microstructure of
ferroelectric materials is considered a viable approach to enhancing the piezo-photocatalytic …

Recent advances in piezocatalytic hydrogen production and prospects

X Xu, Y Wang, W Cheng, H Zhai, L **ao, L Qin… - Surfaces and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogen production by piezocatalytic water splitting has garnered significant interest lately,
owing to its capability to convert mechanical energy into chemical energy directly. As …